Northern Plains Heritage Area Act
Latest action · Apr 10, 2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 660.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 26, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Northern Plains Heritage Area Act - Establishes in North Dakota the Northern Plains National Heritage Area. Directs the Northern Plains Heritage Foundation to prepare and submit a proposed management plan for the Area.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 26, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Original | Sep 26, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Sep 26, 2007Markup Jan 30, 2008Reported Apr 10, 2008 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Nov 8, 2007 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 110-308.
- Apr 10, 2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 660.
- Jan 30, 2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Nov 8, 2007Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-282.
- Sep 26, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Sep 26, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12147)
- Sep 26, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12147-12148)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S12147Text printed S12147 | Byron L. Dorgan D-ND (text) | Sep 26, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Mar 3, 2008S. 2098, Northern Plains National Heritage Area Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on January 30, 2008</p>
- Mar 3, 2008S. 2098, Northern Plains National Heritage Area ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on January 30, 2008
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-539 | CURRENT NATIONAL PARKS LEGISLATION48 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jun 17, 2008 |
| S. Hrg. 110-282 | MISCELLANEOUS NATIONAL PARKS BILLS71 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Nov 8, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6678 | Northern Plains National Heritage Area Act | Related bill | Aug 4, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish the Northern Plains Heritage Area in the State of North Dakota.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Northern Plains Heritage Area Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2008Reported to Senate
- Sep 26, 2007Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
